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Homemade Baby Food 101

After doing a lot of research, I decided that I wanted to make our twins their baby food. It gave me peace of mind knowing exactly what was entering their tiny little stomachs. The process went great, so I decided to share it with you all. This took my husband and I about 3 hours but it made 222 total servings: bananas, sweet potatoes, apples, avocado, pears, butternut squash, carrots, blueberries, and peas.

Items Needed:

Blender

Steamer

Pan

10-14 ice cube trays

Gallon size freezer bags

Knife

Cutting board

Grocery List: (Note: I have 2 babies so you might want to buy ½ of my grocery list)

3 sweet potatoes

1 butternut squash

Bag of carrots (mini carrots are a LOT easier)

Bag of frozen peas

4 avocados

6 apples

6 pears

Pint of blueberries

6 bananas

Instructions: You will find directions below on how to cook each fruit or vegetable. I’ve grouped these by three categories: food that doesn’t need to be cooked, items to bake, and items to steam.

Once you pour the food in the ice cube trays, leave in the freezer until they are hard. Then pop out and put into gallon size bags organized by the type of fruit or vegetable. I labeled each bag with the type of fruit or vegetable and the date.

Every night, I take out the amount of food from the freezer that I need for the next day (right now at 6 months it’s 4 vegetable cubes and 2 fruit cubes). I place these in a bowl and put it in the fridge to thaw. We introduce a new food every 4-5 days in case of allergies. I will update this post in the future with how long this food lasts because right now I have no clue!